Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Damned

Where once so tender,
breaking them all down,
down in the grey wood.

Now,
the reddened carapace
shucks the blue rivers' tops,
too narrow for boats to circle.

A baby cries for care somewhere,
but your children are waiting,
and there is no time.
No me for you,
you for me,
and there never was.